Cigarette-like device for administration of substances

ABSTRACT

A device comprising at least an outside surface which is intended to come into contact with the lips and/or fingers of the user during use, and wherein it is intended that the user shall inhale air drawn through the device, characterized in that the device is coated with at least one first substance at least on a part of the outside surface intended to come into contact with the lips and/or fingers of the user, and that the device comprises at least one from the group consisting of means for making an aerosol of solid particles of at least one second substance and/or liquid droplets of at least one substance in air to be inhaled by the user, and means for making a solution of at least one second substance in air to be inhaled by the user. Advantages include simple administration of substances as well as the possibility of administering by several routes, i.e. for instance lips and inhalation of aerosol.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a new cigarette-like device intendedfor administration of at least one substance to a human.

BACKGROUND

It is desired to replace ordinary cigarettes with healthier alternativessuch as smokeless cigarettes and e-cigarettes and so on.

Further, it is desired to provide an efficient method of administeringvarious substances to a human.

Cigarettes with nicotine on the outside are known.

WO2006052177 discloses a smokeless cigarette wherein a surface layer ofthe cigarette in at least a region at the part of the cigarette thatwhen using the cigarette is intended to come in contact with the skin ofa user, is impregnated with nicotine, so that the nicotine therein canbe transferred to the skin of the user when handling and using thecigarette and therefrom into the blood system of the user.

There are also cigarettes, e-cigarettes and so on which administernicotine via the air that is drawn through the device in inhaled by theuser. The nicotine solution can be vaporized and inhaled.

U.S. Pat. No. 8,656,932 discloses a cigarette with nicotine on thesleeve and nicotine in a filter region.

SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

A problem in the state of the art regarding administration of varioussubstances is that administration to the lips or via the inhaled air maynot always be sufficient or may lead to undesired effects such as anunpleasant feeling on the lips.

Another problem in the art is that some substances to be administeredmay have an unpleasant taste and that masking the unpleasant taste withanother substance which is administered the same route is difficult.

Advantages of the invention includes the possibility of an easy way ofadministering various substance with the aid of a cigarette like object.Often a cigarette like object can be manufactured in a cost efficientway.

The administration of a substance using a single route may be difficult.For instance, the masking of an unpleasant taste can be easier when thesubstance and the aroma are administered by different routes. Forinstance, a substance can be vaporized and a tasteful substance can beadministered via the lips.

Further, the administration of one or several substance can become moreefficient with using both inhalation and contact with lips/fingers.

Before the invention is disclosed and described in detail, it is to beunderstood that this invention is not limited to particularconfigurations, process steps and materials disclosed herein as suchconfigurations, process steps and materials may vary somewhat. It isalso to be understood that the terminology employed herein is used forthe purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is notintended to be limiting since the scope of the present invention islimited only by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

It must be noted that, as used in this specification and the appendedclaims, the singular forms “a”, “an” and “the” include plural referentsunless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

In a first aspect there is provided a device intended to be used by ahuman user where at least a part of the outside surface of the device isintended to come into contact with the lips and/or fingers of the user,and wherein it is intended that the user shall inhale air drawn throughthe device, wherein the device is coated with at least one firstsubstance at least on a part of the outside surface intended to comeinto contact with the lips and/or fingers of the user, and that thedevice comprises at least one from the group consisting of means formaking an aerosol of solid particles of at least one second substanceand/or liquid droplets of at least one substance in air to be inhaled bythe user, and means for making a solution of at least one secondsubstance in air to be inhaled by the user.

In one embodiment the device comprises tobacco. In an alternativeembodiment the device comprises does not comprise tobacco.

In one embodiment the device comprises a filter impregnated with atleast one substance.

In one embodiment the device comprises a vaporizer.

In one embodiment the device comprises at least one medical substance.

In one embodiment the device comprises at least one substance intendedto give a desired taste.

In one embodiment the at least one substance at least on a part of theoutside surface intended to come into contact with the lips and/orfingers of the user is at least one substance intended to give a desiredtaste.

In one embodiment the at least one substance intended to give a desiredtaste is at least one selected from the group comprising whisky aroma,and cognac aroma.

In one embodiment the device comprises at least one substance selectedfrom the group consisting of 4-Methylmethcathinone,a-Methylphenethylhydroxylamine, Acetyldihydrocodeine, Amphetamine,Cannabinol and derivatives, Cannabis, Codeine, Dihydrocodeine,Ethylmorphine, Glutethimide, Ketamine, Lefetamine, Lisdexamfetamine,Mecloqualone, Methaqualone, Methcathinone, Methoxetamine,Methylphenidate, Methylphenobarbitone, Naphyrone, Nicocodeine,Nicodicodine, Norcodeine, Pentazocine, Phenmetrazine, Pholcodine,Propiram, and Zipeprol.

In one embodiment the device comprises at least one pharmaceuticallyactive substance.

In one embodiment the device comprises at least one pharmaceuticallyactive substance.

In one embodiment the device comprises at least one alkaloid.

In one embodiment the device comprises at least one phenantrene.

In one embodiment the device comprises at least one selected from thegroup consisting of morphine, codeine, and thebaine.

In one embodiment the device comprises at least one selected from thegroup consisting of amphetamine, amphetamine derivatives,3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, and ephedrine.

Any combination of two or more of all substances and classes ofsubstances mentioned in the text as well as any other substance andsubstances and classes of substances can freely be combined to achievedesired effects in the present device.

In one embodiment the device comprises at least one pharmaceuticallyacceptable adjuvant.

In one embodiment the device is cylindrical.

In one embodiment the device looks like a cigarette.

In one embodiment the device is coated with at least one first substanceat least on a part of the outside surface intended to come into contactwith the lips and/or fingers of the user, wherein the at least one firstsubstance has a pleasant taste, and wherein the device comprises atleast one second substance with an unpleasant taste. In one embodimentthe second substance is intended to be inhaled as an aerosol. Thesubstance which comes into contact with the lips of the user will maskthe taste of the inhaled aerosol which for some substances is moreefficient compared to for instance a masking substance in the aerosol.

In one embodiment the at least one substance is in liquid form.

In one embodiment the at least one substance is in gel form.

In one embodiment the at least one substance is present as a cream.

In one embodiment the at least one substance is in solid form.

It is conceived that there is at least one substance coated on at leasta part of the outside surface of the device. Further there is at leastone substance from which an aerosol and/or a solution in air can bemade. The least one substance coated on at least a part of the outsidesurface of the device can be viewed as at least one first substance. Theat least one substance from which an aerosol and/or a solution in air ismade can be viewed as at least one second substance. These two groups ofsubstances can be the same or different substance.

The at least one second substance is made into an aerosol by means knownto the skilled person. It can also be made into a solution in air drawnthrough the device. The air comprising the aerosol and/or solution ofsubstance in the air is intended to be inhaled by the user.

In one embodiment the device comprises at least one vitamin.

In a second aspect there is provided a method of administrating at leastone substance to a human characterized in that a device described aboveis used.

1. A device intended to be used by a human user where at least a part ofthe outside surface of the device is intended to come into contact withthe lips and/or fingers of the user, and wherein it is intended that theuser shall inhale air drawn through the device, wherein the device iscoated with at least one first substance at least on a part of theoutside surface intended to come into contact with the lips and/orfingers of the user, and the device comprises at least one from thegroup consisting of means for making an aerosol of solid particles of atleast one second substance and/or liquid droplets of at least onesubstance in air to be inhaled by the user, and means for making asolution of at least one second substance in air to be inhaled by theuser.
 2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the device comprisestobacco.
 3. The device according to claim 1, wherein the devicecomprises does not comprise tobacco.
 4. The device according to claim 1,wherein the device comprises a filter impregnated with at least onesubstance.
 5. The device according to claim 1, wherein the devicecomprises a vaporizer.
 6. The device according to claim 1, wherein thedevice comprises at least one medical substance.
 7. The device accordingto claim 1, wherein the device comprises at least one substance intendedto give a desired taste.
 8. The device according to claim 1, wherein theat least one substance at least on a part of the outside surfaceintended to come into contact with the lips and/or fingers of the useris at least one substance intended to give a desired taste.
 9. Thedevice according to claim 7 wherein the at least one substance intendedto give a desired taste is at least one selected from the groupconsisting of whisky aroma, and cognac aroma.
 10. The device accordingto claim 1, wherein the device comprises at least one substance selectedfrom the group consisting of 4-Methylmethcathinone,a-Methylphenethylhydroxylamine, Acetyldihydrocodeine, Amphetamine,Cannabinol and derivatives, Cannabis, Codeine, Dihydrocodeine,Ethylmorphine, Glutethimide, Ketamine, Lefetamine, Lisdexamfetamine,Mecloqualone, Methaqualone, Methcathinone, Methoxetamine,Methylphenidate, Methylphenobarbitone, Naphyrone, Nicocodeine,Nicodicodine, Norcodeine, Pentazocine, Phenmetrazine, Pholcodine,Propiram, and Zipeprol.
 11. The device according to claim 1, wherein thedevice comprises at least one pharmaceutically active substance.
 12. Thedevice according to claim 1, wherein the device comprises at least onealkaloid.
 13. The device according to claim 1, wherein the devicecomprises at least one phenantrene.
 14. The device according to claim 1,wherein the device comprises at least one selected from the groupconsisting of morphine, codeine, and thebaine.
 15. The device accordingto claim 1, wherein the device comprises at least one selected from thegroup consisting of amphetamine, amphetamine derivatives,3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, and ephedrine.
 16. The deviceaccording to claim 1, wherein the device comprises at least onepharmaceutically acceptable adjuvant.
 17. The device according to claim1, wherein the device is cylindrical.
 18. The device according to claim1, wherein the device looks like a cigarette.
 19. The device accordingto claim 1, wherein the device is coated with at least one firstsubstance at least on a part of the outside surface intended to comeinto contact with the lips and/or fingers of the user, wherein the atleast one first substance has a pleasant taste, and wherein the devicecomprises at least one second substance with an unpleasant taste. 20.The device according to claim 19, wherein the second substance isintended to be inhaled as an aerosol.
 21. The device according to claim1, wherein the at least one substance is in liquid form.
 22. The deviceaccording to claim 1, wherein the at least one substance is in gel form.23. The device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one substanceis present as a cream.
 24. The device according to claim 1, wherein theat least one substance is in solid form.
 25. The device according toclaim 1, wherein the device comprises at least one vitamin.
 26. Methodof administrating at least one substance to a human, wherein a deviceaccording to claim 1 is used.